LAKESIDE MEDICAL CENTER
Acute Care Hospital in Belle Glade, FL 33430
LAKESIDE MEDICAL CENTER PROFILE
Lakeside Medical Center is an acute care hospital located in Belle Glade, FL 33430 that serves the Palm Beach county area. This facility is a public hospital with emergency services.
LAKESIDE MEDICAL CENTER
39200 Hooker HwyBelle Glade, FL 33430
Phone: (561) 996-6571
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Patient Survey Summary Rating Summary Star Rating
The summary star rating combines data from different aspects of the patient’s experience of care to make hospital comparison easier.
Average
ABOUT THIS PROVIDER
Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals What's an acute care hospital?An acute care hospital provides inpatient medical care, services related for surgery and medical services for short-term illnesses, acute medical conditions or injuries.
Hospital Owner: Government - Hospital District Or Authority
Outpatient Safe Surgery Checklist: Yes Safe surgery checklist use (outpatient)
This hospital follows a safe surgery checklist based on accepted standards of practice. Safe surgery checklists include three critical perioperative periods: 1) The period before the administration of anesthesia; 2) The period before surgical skin incision; and 3) The period of closure of incision and before the patient leaving the operating room for outpatient surgical procedures.
Inpatient Safe Surgery Checklist: Yes Safe surgery checklist use (inpatient)
This hospital follows a safe surgery checklist based on accepted standards of practice. Safe surgery checklists include three critical perioperative periods: 1) The period before the administration of anesthesia; 2) The period before surgical skin incision; and 3) The period of closure of incision and before the patient leaving the operating room for inpatient surgical procedures.
Emergency Services: Yes Emergency Department
This hospital provides emergency services which might include acute medical care or trauma care.
PATIENT EXPERIENCE SUMMARY
The hospital patient survey at Lakeside Medical Center is administered to a random sample of adult inpatients after discharge. The following are the results of some the survey’s five-star quality ratings.
Doctor Communication: GoodQuiet Rooms: Good
Cleanliness: Good
Pain Management: Average
Discharge Information: Good
Patients Recommend this Hospital: Fair
EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES
These performance measures at Lakeside Medical Center show how rapidly emergency departments give recommended treatments known to get the best results for patients with certain common conditions. This information could help patients compare which hospitals provide the right care at the right time.
ER Wait Time: 6 minutes before being seen by a doctor.Discharge Time: 1 hour 51 minutes before being sent home.
Time Before Admission: 3 hours 50 minutes before being admitted to hospital.
Transfer Time: 1 hour 15 minutes admitted before being taken to room.
Broken Bones: 32 minutes before receiving pain meds.
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
We have identified the following individual quality measures where Lakeside Medical Center has better average ratings than other hospitals in Florida or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.
- Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 230 minutes for time before admission is better than the statewide average of 292 minutes in Florida. - Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time Emergency Department: better performance with transfer time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 75 minutes for transfer time is better than the statewide average of 114 minutes in Florida. - Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time Emergency Department: better performance with discharge time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 111 minutes for discharge time is better than the statewide average of 152 minutes in Florida. - Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time
The provider's Emergency Department performance of 6 minutes for er waiting time is better than the statewide average of 23 minutes in Florida. - Emergency Department:
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being seen Emergency Department:
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The provider's Emergency Department performance score of 1% for the quality measure left without being seen is better than the 2% average score of Florida. - Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with aspirin at arrival Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with aspirin at arrival
The provider's Heart Attack or Chest Pain performance score of 100% for the quality measure aspirin at arrival is better than the 98% average score of Florida. - Pregnancy and Delivery Care: delivery scheduled too early Pregnancy and Delivery Care: delivery scheduled too early
The provider's Pregnancy and Delivery Care performance score of 0% for the quality measure delivery scheduled too early is better than the 3% average score of Florida. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with treatment to prevent blood clots Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with treatment to prevent blood clots
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 99% for the quality measure treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 96% average score of Florida. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with icu treatment to prevent blood clots Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with icu treatment to prevent blood clots
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 100% for the quality measure icu treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 98% average score of Florida. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with anticoagulation
overlap therapy Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with anticoagulation
overlap therapy
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 100% for the quality measure anticoagulation overlap therapy is better than the 95% average score of Florida. - Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with discharged with blood thinner Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with discharged with blood thinner
The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 95% for the quality measure discharged with blood thinner is better than the 93% average score of Florida.
NEARBY HOSPITALS
The following providers were found within a 60 mile range from this location.
| Hospital Name | Address | Emergency Services | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HENDRY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 524 W Sagamore Ave Clewiston, FL 33440 | Yes | 16.81 mi | Compare |
| PALMS WEST HOSPITAL | 13001 Southern Blvd Loxahatchee, FL 33470 | Yes | 26.04 mi | Compare |
| WELLINGTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 10101 Forest Hill Blvd Wellington, FL 33414 | Yes | 29.25 mi | Compare |
| W PALM BEACH VA MEDICAL CENTER | 7305 N. Military Trail West Palm Beach, FL 33410 | No | 34.66 mi | Compare |
| WEST PALM HOSPITAL | 2201 45th St West Palm Beach, FL 33407 | Yes | 36.15 mi | Compare |
| PALM BEACH GARDENS MEDICAL CENTER | 3360 Burns Rd Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410 | Yes | 36.86 mi | Compare |
| JFK MEDICAL CENTER | 5301 S Congress Ave Atlantis, FL 33462 | Yes | 36.88 mi | Compare |
| ST MARY'S MEDICAL CENTER | 901 45th St West Palm Beach, FL 33407 | Yes | 37.72 mi | Compare |
| JUPITER MEDICAL CENTER | 1210 S Old Dixie Hwy Jupiter, FL 33458 | Yes | 38.05 mi | Compare |
| RAULERSON HOSPITAL | 1796 Hwy 441 North Okeechobee, FL 34972 | Yes | 38.12 mi | Compare |
| GOOD SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER | 1309 N Flagler Dr West Palm Beach, FL 33401 | Yes | 38.32 mi | Compare |
| WEST BOCA MEDICAL CENTER | 21644 State Rd 7 Boca Raton, FL 33428 | Yes | 38.67 mi | Compare |
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